Here are the ten things we learned from Week 18 of the 2017 MLS season. 1. Get Cincinnati to MLS The game of the year in American club soccer was played – get this – in the U.S. Open Cup round of sixteen on a warm Wednesday night in June in Cincinnati, Ohio. FC Cincinnati, […]

Debuted in the friendly win against Ghana, the US Men's National Team has unveiled their official jersey for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The jersey features distinctly American design elements: bold red and navy hoops across the body of the shirt and tonal obsidian stars throughout. White silicon printed stars line the shirt sleeves, reinforcing […]

Saint Petersburg (AFP) – Joachim Loew has hailed Germany's next generation of stars after beating Chile 1-0 in Sunday's Confederations Cup final — but says the challenge is to defend the World Cup next year. Lars Stindl's simple tap-in was enough to seal Germany's victory in Sunday's final in St Petersburg as the youthful world […]

Saint Petersburg (AFP) – Lars Stindl's simple tap-in, following a costly first-half blunder by Marcelo Diaz, was enough to give Germany a 1-0 win over Chile in the Confederations Cup final on Sunday. Diaz's momentary lapse in concentration let Timo Werner rob him of possession, draw the goalkeeper and pass to Stindl, who scored into […]

Saint Petersburg (AFP) – Lars Stindl scored the only goal of the game in the first half as Germany beat Chile 1-0 in the Confederations Cup final on Sunday. This is the first time Germany, the reigning world champions, have won the Confederations Cup title in the eighth edition of the World Cup warm-up tournament.

Berlin (AFP) – Veteran Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro has been released by Werder Bremen, the German Bundesliga side have confirmed. The 38-year-old made his debut in the German top flight 18 years ago and has had three separate spells at Werder and two stints at Bayern. "Due to the big competition in attack and the […]

London (AFP) – West Bromwich Albion have signed Jay Rodriguez from Premier League rivals Southampton, the England striker's new club confirmed Sunday. The 27-year-old has long been linked with a move to The Hawthorns and West Brom chose an unusual away to confirm the deal. Responding to a tweet from a fan asking if they […]

Juventus has released their new away jersey for the 2017/18 season. Inspired by one of the club’s golden eras and the city colors of Turin, the new yellow and blue away jersey for the 2017/18 season has been designed with the Bianconeri’s classic away shirts from the 1980s in mind. The jersey comes at a […]

Moscow (AFP) – Adrien Silva scored an extra-time penalty as Portugal recovered from a goal down to beat Mexico 2-1 in Sunday's third-place play-off at the Confederations Cup in Moscow. Luis Neto bundled into his own net to hand Mexico a 54th-minute lead, but Pepe stabbed home a stoppage-time equaliser to force an extra 30 […]

Tottenham Hotspur has unveiled their brand-new home jersey for the 2017/18 season, which is designed — for the first time — by Nike. Nike’s first season with the club will see the likes of Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Eric Dier, Toby Alderweireld and Hugo Lloris outfitted in Nike Vapor kits as they embark on a campaign at […]

Summer transfer season is certainly a strange time for both soccer clubs and fans. Wild rumors, millions of dollars being thrown around, and even some player transfer requests fill the summer months heading into the long haul of a new season. One club that is particularly in the midst of a hectic summer is Arsenal. […]

Geneva (AFP) – Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, forced out as head of world football's governing body amid a corruption scandal in 2015, admitted on Sunday he regretted not stepping down earlier. The 81-year-old was banned over ethics breaches, bringing an end to his 17-year reign as FIFA chief, following a suspect two million […]

Washington (AFP) – English-born striker Dom Dwyer scored a goal on his international debut as the United States defeated Ghana 2-1 in a friendly international on Saturday. Sporting Kansas City forward Dwyer, who became a US citizen three months ago, lashed home a first-half volley to fire the Americans ahead as they build towards this […]

Moscow (AFP) – European champions Portugal will have to make do without captain Cristiano Ronaldo as they seek the consolation of a third-place finish in Sunday's Confederations Cup play-off against Mexico. The Real Madrid star was excused from the squad for the game in Moscow following Wednesday's penalty shoot-out defeat to Chile in the semi-finals, […]

Saint Petersburg (AFP) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino hailed the video assistant referee (VAR) system as a "great success" at the Confederations Cup, but admitted it still needs improving. World football's governing body is testing the system in Russia and Infantino said the six game-changing decisions the VAR has so far picked up meant "more […]